MALAIKA MAHLATSI | Lobola symbolises the reduction of women to tradable commodity

Documentary film unpacks bride’s true price

28 September 2022 - 10:11

By Malaika Mahlatsi

If lobola was indeed about uniting families, it shouldn’t matter where the money comes from – only that it is being utilised for the purpose of bringing together two families of individuals who love one another and want to spend the rest of their lives together.

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